Planning for your future healthcare

Planning for your future medical care

If you have a serious health problem, or are concerned about medical treatment you may need in future, you might want to make plans about the treatment you would or would not want to receive. You could also decide who you would want to make decisions on your behalf if in future you could not make or communicate decisions for yourself. Decisions about future healthcare are best made when you have time to think and to discuss them with your family and healthcare team. This guide looks at some of the options you could consider.